ROW 48-51[53-57]{55-60}: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 51[57]{60} fasten off.
ROW 52[58]{61}: With Blue and J hook join in end row 39[42]{44}, ch-1, [Hdc next st]{hdc next 3 sts}, (hdc next 3 sts, hdc dec next 2 sts) 4 times, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (16 sts)[17 sts]{19 sts}
ROW 53-63[58-68]{62-73}: Rep row 41-51[44-57]{46-60}. End row 63[68]{73} fasten off.
ROW 63[68]{73}: With Blue and J hook join in end row 40[43]{45}, ch-1, work hdc dec in same st as beg ch-1 and next st, [hdc next 2 sts]{hdc next 2 sts}, (hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc next 2 sts) 9 [9]{10} times, ch-1, turn. (29 sts)[31 sts]{34 sts}
ROW 64-66[69-71]{73-75}: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc ea st across to last 2 sts, hdc dec last 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (27 sts)(25 sts)(23 sts)[29 sts][27 sts][25 sts]{32 sts}{30 sts}{28 sts}
ROW 67-69[72-76]{76-80}: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 70[77]{81}: Hdc next 3 [4]{4} sts, hdc next 2 sts, sl st to last 5 [6]{6} sts, hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc last 3 [4]{4} sts, ch-1, turn.
ROW 71[78]{82}: Hdc next 2 [3]{3} sts, hdc dec next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)[4 sts]{4 sts}
ROW 72-74[79-82]{82-86}: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 74[82]{86} fasten off.
ROW 75[83]{87}: With Blue and J hook join in end row 70[77]{81}, ch-1, hdc same st as beg ch-1, hdc [2]{2} sts, hdc dec next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)[4 sts]{4 sts}
ROW 76-78[84-87]{88-92}: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 78[87]{92} fasten off.
With needle and yarn sew tog at shoulders.
LACE HEM INSERT:
ROW 1: With White thread and 7 hook ch-14 loosely, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc ea ch across. (12 sts)
ROW 2: Ch-13 loosely, turn, sk 1st 11 dc, dc in last dc previous row.
ROW 3: Ch-3, turn, dc next 11 ch. (12 sts)
Rep row 2-3 until piece will fit around the bottom edge of gown.
TOP EDGING TO INSERT LACE:
ROW 1: With White and 7 hook join end or insert so you will be working across the longest edge or across the side, ch-2, * 3 hdc across side of next dc, 3 hdc next ch sp * rep bet ** across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 2: Hdc 1st st, * sk next 2 sts, (trc, ch-1) 3 times next st, dc same st as trc set just worked, sk next 2 sts, hdc next st * rep bet ** across, turn.
ROW 3: Ch-1, sc in 1st ch-1 sp, ch-5, sc in same sp as beg sc, * (sc, ch-5, sc) in ea ch-1 sp, ch-3, sc next hdc, ch-3 * rep bet ** across, fasten off.
-Rep edging across bottom of insert. Sew insert to bottom edge of gown.
CENTER OF GOWN:
ROW 1: With Blue and J hook ch-29, work 3dc 5th ch from hook, sk next 3 ch, sc next ch, * ch-3, 3dc same ch as sc, sk 3 ch, sc next ch * rep bet ** across ending with 1 sc in last ch, turn.